Assassin's Creed Mirage will be revealed in September, according to a new leak
It's been almost two years since the release of Assassin's Creed Valhalla(opens in new tab), the most recent addition to the series, which means we're definitely due for another—and it looks like we might get our first look at what's next at the upcoming Ubisoft Forward event in September.
The latest Ubisoft leak comes from YouTuber j0nathan(opens in new tab) (via Rebs Gaming(opens in new tab)), who claimed in a recent video that the proper title of the new game will be Assassin's Creed Mirage. It will be set in Baghdad between 860 and 870 CE, will be a return to the gameplay style of the original Assassin's Creed, and is expected out in the spring of 2023.
YouTuber j0nathan https://t.co/IgrqJfAV7u revealed this information on the new Assassins Creed game-Should be called Assassins Creed Mirage-Released in Spring 2023-The game will take place in Baghdad between the years 870-860-Return to basics, no leveling system pic.twitter.com/soCko92M6UAugust 30, 2022
The leak is in reference to the Assassin's Creed spinoff(opens in new tab) codenamed Rift, whose existence came to light earlier this year. It was originally envisioned as an expansion for Valhalla, but Ubisoft decided to spin it off into a standalone game in order to bolster its Assassin's Creed lineup. The Bloomberg report that revealed Rift said that it will feature the characterBasim Ibn Ishaq(opens in new tab), and will be smaller than recent releases in the series, with a heightened focus on stealth gameplay.
That all matches up with j0nathan's video, and Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier—who wrote the February report on Rift—said on Twitter(opens in new tab) that parts of the report, including the title of the new game, setting, «return to basics» gameplay,
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